Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Act as the Project Director/ Lead for the UK Local Government/ Authority - Roads team projects
- Health & safety, welfare, risk, information security, and assessment/compliance
- Project, programme and financial management
- Promote WSP Vision and Values
- Actively promote the UK GCC culture within the team and ensure that the staff deliver on promises
- Interfacing with multi-disciplinary project teams
- Manage the team and processes to ensure the preparation and checking of documents, reports and other technical outputs/deliverables from a variety of Highways-related disciplines meet internal and client requirements and quality assurance standards.
- Provide highly visible, inspirational leadership and direction for the GCC UK Local Government team, ensuring that it is aligned with the wider UK business.
- Mentoring team members towards professional accreditation or equivalent
- Carry out and report on staff appraisals and performance development reviews
- Monitor and review team capability in the use of the required standards, processes, software tools, and, with technical colleagues, identify training required
- Identify opportunities to upskill existing technical resources or recruit new capabilities to deliver additional services or enhance existing ones
- Identify further skills that could be brought into the GCC India, to deliver additional services or enhancements to various businesses
- Ensuring that the Business Management System is implemented and maintained
- Seek regular feedback on team performances, ensure criticisms are positively converted into opportunities for improvement
- Develop/maintain excellent relationships, ensuring repeat business and client satisfaction, internally and externally
- Contribution to bids and marketing material
- Contribute to the design of operational processes, systems, quality measurement processes, and achievement of KPIs
- Ensure process and governance such that all projects comply with Health and Safety, and Quality Assurance Standards.
- Carry out audits of adherence to WSP Management and Quality processes and implement corrective measures where required
People
- Inclusively lead people, clearly articulating the vision, defining responsibilities, delegating effectively and providing constructive feedback
- Inspire and motivate departmental staff towards technical progression
- Be self-motivated to take on a leadership role in project work with a clear focus on timeliness, quality and technical excellence.
- Managing people through change and develop succession plans
- Create and support innovation
- Deal with conflict appropriately
- Work across cultures (e.g. international and/or multi-disciplinary projects), embracing diverse points of view
Strategic Leadership & Delivery
- Support/ Lead to deliver framework/ contract projects to the highest quality standards.
- Set clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations for all team members
- Develop and implement strategies that align with organizational and framework objectives.
Stakeholder & Client Engagement
- Act as the primary point of contact for the relevant GCC Teams and other framework leads.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, to ensure alignment and satisfaction.
- Facilitate cross-regional and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Change Leadership & Innovation
- Champion the adoption of new technologies, tools, and processes to enhance framework delivery.
- Lead change initiatives and foster a culture of innovation and adaptability.
Qualifications
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Years of Experience: 18 to 25 years
- Masters in Highways/ Transportation (preferable)
- Chartered Engineer/ Professionally Qualified with recognised Institute
Mandatory skills
- You should be able to demonstrate a proven working knowledge of the Design Standards practiced across the UK and experience
- Track record of senior technical experience in Highways discipline.
- Excellent communication, internal client handling, interpersonal skills and listening skills with the ability to influence and interact with people
- Comfortable leading internal engineering discussions and the experience and ability to understand, evaluate and explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical professionals
- Technical manager with management acumen and strong leadership skills
- Open-minded and intellectually agile
- A hard-working self-starter with initiative and ability to work within a team environment
- Understand own strengths and impact, adapting behaviour according to different situations and individuals
- Able to work effectively under pressure
- Act ethically with fairness, honesty, and integrity
- Successful track record of delivery of large detail design projects in the Highways sector within the context of a professional services provider
- The candidate should have demonstrable experience in resource and project management
- The candidate should be aware of current and emerging technologies relevant to the highways sector
- Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals, and design teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Effective time management and strong organisational skills
BGV:
- Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (BGV) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
- Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.
